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  • Page 1 User Guide 11AC Dual Band Ceiling Access Point - AP345...
  • Page 2 IP-COM Networks Co., Ltd. No part of this publication can be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of IP-COM Networks Co., Ltd. Disclaimer Pictures, images and product specifications herein are for references only.
  • Page 3 Wireless Access Point User Guide Preface Thank you for choosing IP-COM! Please read this user guide before you start with AP345. Conventions The typographical elements that may be found in this document are defined as follows. Item Presentation Example Network Settings > LAN Setup Cascading menus >...
  • Page 4 Virtual Local Area Network Additional Information For more information, search this product model on our website at http://www.ip-com.com.cn Technical Support If you need more help, contact us by any of the following means. We will be glad to assist you as soon as possible.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    2.2 Deploying the AP without an IP-COM management router/AC ..............4 2.3 Deploying the AP with an IP-COM AP controller ..................8 2.4 Deploying the AP with an IP-COM router with AP control function ............11 3 Login ................................12 3.1 Logging in to the web UI of the AP ......................
  • Page 6 Wireless Access Point User Guide 7 Wireless Settings ............................34 7.1 SSID settings ............................... 34 7.1.1 Overview ............................34 7.1.2 Changing the SSID settings ......................36 7.1.3 Examples ............................42 7.2 Radio settings ............................. 63 7.2.1 Overview ............................63 7.2.2 Changing the radio settings ......................63 7.3 Radio optimization .............................
  • Page 7 Wireless Access Point User Guide 10.1 Firmware upgrade ............................ 95 10.2 Date & time .............................. 97 10.2.1 System time ..........................97 10.2.2 Login timeout interval ........................99 10.3 Logs ................................ 100 10.3.1 Logs ............................. 100 10.3.2 Configuring log settings ......................101 10.4 Configuration ............................

  • Page 8: Introduction

    1200 Mbps. It can be powered on by DC power supply or IEEE 802.3af/at PoE power supply. Users can manage the AP through its web UI, or by an IP-COM wireless AP controller or an IP-COM router with AP controller (AC) function. In addition, its ceiling design makes it suitable for WiFi coverage in multiple places, such as hotels and enterprises.
  • Page 9 Wireless Access Point User Guide RESET button PWR port LAN port System LED indicator  The system is starting. Solid on If the indicator keeps solid on after the AP finishes startup, it indicates that the system is faulty. System LED Blinking The AP is working properly.

  • Page 10: Bottom Label

    Wireless Access Point User Guide 1.2.2 Bottom label Label location The bottom label shows the AP’s default IP address, login username and password, input DC power supply, and serial number. See the following figure: IP Address Username Password Power IP Address: It specifies the default IP address of the AP. You can use this IP address to log in to your AP’s web UI when you set it for the first time.

  • Page 11: Quick Setup

    Quick Setup Overview This chapter is about how to set up APs in different scenarios. Please select one according to your scenario. Deploying the AP without an IP-COM management router/AC Connect devices. Ensure that your router is connected to the internet.
  • Page 12 AP to a DC power resource using the included power adapter. If you have several IP-COM APs, to avoid IP address conflict, you should connect one AP to a PoE port of your PoE switch first and set a new IP address for the AP. Then repeat this procedure to connect other APs one by one and configure new IP addresses for them respectively.
  • Page 13 Wireless Access Point User Guide Set SSID (WiFi name) and key (WiFi password) for the WiFi network of your AP. To access the configuration page, click Quick Setup. Configure SSID, Security Mode (WPA2-PSK is recommended), Key for the 2.4 GHz WiFi network, and click Save.
  • Page 14 Wireless Access Point User Guide Wait a moment to apply the settings. Note The new IP address you set for the AP should not been used by other devices in the same LAN network, and the IP address of your management computer should be in the same network segment as that of the new IP address.

  • Page 15: Deploying The Ap With An Ip-Com Ap Controller

    User Guide Deploying the AP with an IP-COM AP controller A hotel may be deployed with lots of APs, so you are recommended to use an IP-COM AP controller (AC) to manage the APs centrally. The following describes the procedures.
  • Page 16 Wireless Access Point User Guide Log in to the web UI of the AC. Start a web browser on the computer connected to the AC, enter the management IP address of the AC (default: 192.168.10.1) in the address bar, and press Enter. Enter the user name and password of the AC (default user name and password: admin/admin) and click Login.
  • Page 17 Wireless Access Point User Guide SSID, Security and Key: Set an SSID (WiFi name), security, key (WiFi password) for your AP, and click Save to apply the settings. Wait a minute. The AP will obtain the WiFi settings from the AC automatically. You can view your AP’s new SSID and IP address on the Discover AP page.

  • Page 18: Deploying The Ap With An Ip-Com Router With Ap Control Function

    AP control function A hotel may be deployed with a large number of APs. But you can manage them centrally using an IP-COM router with AP control function. The following describes the procedure. Connect devices. Ensure that your IP-COM router is connected to the internet.

  • Page 19: Login

    255.255.255.0. Note If your AP is managed by an IP-COM AC/router, the AP’s IP address may have been changed. In that case, go to the web UI of the router/AC to view the new IP address of the AP, set the IP address of your computer in the same network segment as the AP’s new IP address, then log in to the AP’s web UI using the new IP address.

  • Page 20: Logging Out Of The Web Ui Of The Ap

    Wireless Access Point User Guide Note If your AP’s login page does not appear, refer to Q1 in A.2 FAQ. ---End Log in to the web UI of the AP successfully. See the following figure: Logging out of the web UI of the AP When you close the web browser, the system logs you out automatically, or if you log in to the web UI of the AP but perform no operation within the login timeout interval, the AP logs you out as well.

  • Page 21: Web Ui Layout

    Wireless Access Point User Guide Web UI layout The web UI of the AP is composed of four parts, including the navigation trees of two levels, tab page area, and configuration area. See the following figure. Name Description The navigation bars and tab pages display the Level-1 navigation bar function menu of the AP.

  • Page 22: Common Buttons

    Wireless Access Point User Guide Common buttons The following table describes the common buttons available on the web UI of the AP. Button Description Click it to save the configuration on the current page and enable the Save configuration to take effect. Click it to set the configuration on the current page back to the original Restore configuration.

  • Page 23: Status

    Wireless Access Point User Guide Status System status This page displays the system status and LAN port status of the AP. To access the page, click Status > System Status. Parameter description Parameter Description It specifies the name of the AP. You can change the AP’s name on Device Name Network Settings >...
  • Page 24 Wireless Access Point User Guide Parameter Description Hardware Version It specifies the current hardware version number of the AP. Number of It specifies the number of wireless devices connected to the AP Wireless Clients currently. It specifies the physical address of the AP’s LAN port. If you connect the MAC Address AP to other devices using Ethernet cables, the AP uses this MAC address to communicate with those devices.

  • Page 25: Wireless Status

    Wireless Access Point User Guide Wireless status This page displays radio frequency and SSID status of the AP. To access the page, click Status > Wireless Status.
  • Page 26 Wireless Access Point User Guide Parameter description Parameter Description It specifies whether the WiFi network at the corresponding band is enabled. On: It represents the WiFi network at the − corresponding band is enabled. Radio (On/Off) Off: It represents the WiFi network at the −...

  • Page 27: Traffic Statistics

    Wireless Access Point User Guide Traffic statistics To access the page, click Status > Traffic Statistics. This page displays statistics about historical packets of AP’s WiFi network.

  • Page 28: Wireless Clients

    Wireless Access Point User Guide Wireless clients This page displays information about the wireless devices connected to AP’s WiFi networks. To access the page, click Status > Wireless Clients. By default, this page displays information about the wireless devices connected to the primary WiFi network of each band.

  • Page 29: Working Mode

    Wireless Access Point User Guide Working Mode Overview This chapter is mainly about your AP’s working mode: AP and Client+AP. To access the configuration page, click Quick Setup. See the following figure. Parameter description Parameter Description It specifies the working mode you set for your AP, including AP mode and Working Mode Client+AP mode.
  • Page 30 Wireless Access Point User Guide Internet Router Switch AP (in AP mode) Client+AP mode  In this mode, the AP is wirelessly bridged to an upstream device (such as a wireless router or AP) to extend the WiFi coverage of the upstream device. See the following topology. Internet Router Switch...

  • Page 31: Setting Wifi Network In Ap Mode

    Wireless Access Point User Guide Setting WiFi network in AP mode Click Quick Setup. Radio Band: Select the radio band according to your requirement, which is 2.4 GHz in this example. Working Mode: Select AP mode. SSID: Set a WiFi name for the WiFi network of your AP, which is IP-COM_WiFi in this example.

  • Page 32: Setting Wifi Network In Client+Ap Mode

    Wireless Access Point User Guide Setting WiFi network in Client+AP mode Click Quick Setup. Radio Band: Select the radio band according to your requirement, which is 2.4 GHz in this example. Working Mode: Click Client+AP mode. Click Scan. Select the WiFi network you want to extend from the WiFi network list that appears, which is Tom-WiFi in this example.
  • Page 33 Wireless Access Point User Guide ---End After the configuration, your computer connected to the AP can access the internet directly. And you can also connect wireless devices to the AP’s WiFi network using the AP’s own SSID and WiFi password. If you do not know the SSID of the AP, click Wireless Settings > SSID Settings.

  • Page 34: Network Settings

    Wireless Access Point User Guide Network Settings LAN setup This page enables you to check the MAC address of your AP’s LAN port, and set the LAN port’s IP address type and other parameters. To access the page, click Network Settings > LAN Setup.
  • Page 35 Wireless Access Point User Guide Parameter Description T ip If IP Address Type is set to DHCP, you should log in to the web UI of the AP using the AP’s IP address assigned by the DHCP server. To get the AP’s IP address, find it in the client list of the DHCP server.

  • Page 36: Changing The Lan Ip Address Of The Ap

    Wireless Access Point User Guide Changing the LAN IP address of the AP 6.2.1 Dynamic IP address This IP address type enables your AP to obtain an IP address, a subnet mask, a gateway IP address, DNS server IP addresses from a DHCP server automatically. If a large number of APs are deployed, you are recommended to adopt this type to prevent IP address conflicts and reduce your workload.
  • Page 37 Wireless Access Point User Guide Procedure: To access the configuration page, click Network Settings > LAN Setup. Set IP Address Type to Static IP Address. IP Address: Enter the static IP address for your AP, which is 192.168.0.250 in this example.

  • Page 38: Dhcp Server

    Wireless Access Point User Guide DHCP server 6.3.1 Overview The AP supports the DHCP server function to assign IP addresses to devices connected to it. By default, this function is disabled. 6.3.2 Configuring the DHCP server To access the configuration page, choose Network Settings > DHCP Server. DHCP Server: Select Enable.
  • Page 39 Wireless Access Point User Guide Parameter Description T ip The start and end IP addresses must belong to the same network segment as the IP address of the AP. It specifies the validity period of an IP address assigned by the DHCP server to a device.

  • Page 40: Dhcp Clients

    Wireless Access Point User Guide 6.3.3 DHCP clients If the AP’s DHCP server function is enabled, this module enables you to view detailed information about devices that obtain IP addresses from the AP’s DHCP server, which includes host names, IP addresses, MAC addresses, and lease time. To access the page, choose Network Settings >...

  • Page 41: Wireless Settings

    Wireless Access Point User Guide Wireless Settings SSID settings 7.1.1 Overview This module enables you to set SSID-related parameters of the AP. To access the configuration page, click Wireless Settings > SSID Settings. Broadcast SSID When the AP broadcasts an SSID, wireless devices nearby can detect the SSID. When this parameter is set to Disable, the AP does not broadcast the SSID so that nearby wireless devices cannot detect the SSID.
  • Page 42 Wireless Access Point User Guide corresponding WiFi network if he/she manages to obtain the SSID by other means. Isolate Client This parameter implements a function similar to the VLAN function for wired networks. It isolates the wireless devices connected to the same WiFi network, so that the wireless devices can access only the wired network connected to the AP.

  • Page 43: Changing The Ssid Settings

    Wireless Access Point User Guide The AP supports various security modes for network encryption, including None, WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, Mixed WPA/WPA2-PSK, WPA, and WPA2. None  It indicates that any wireless device can connect to the WiFi network. This option is not recommended because it leads to network insecurity.
  • Page 44 Wireless Access Point User Guide Click Save. ---End Parameter description Parameter Description It specifies the SSID to be configured. The AP supports eight SSIDs over the 2.4 GHz band and four over the 5 SSID GHz band. The first SSID displayed in the SSID list of the corresponding band is the primary SSID of that band.
  • Page 45 Wireless Access Point User Guide Parameter Description T ip This AP can hide its SSID automatically. When an SSID’s connected devices number reaches its max number of clients, the AP stops broadcasting the SSID. Enable: It indicates that the wireless devices connected to the AP with −...
  • Page 46 Wireless Access Point User Guide  Parameter description Parameter Description It specifies the encryption type for the WEP security mode of the AP. The options include Open, Shared, and 802.1x, and they share the same encryption process. Open − It specifies that authentication is not required and data exchanged is encrypted using WEP.
  • Page 47 Wireless Access Point User Guide Parameter Description It indicates that a key selected for the Open or Shared authentication ASCII type contains hexadecimal characters. 5 or 13 ASCII characters are allowed in the key. It indicates that a key selected for the Open or Shared authentication Hexadecimal type contains hexadecimal characters.
  • Page 48 Wireless Access Point User Guide Parameter Description WPA/WPA2-PSK, this parameter has the AES, TKIP, and TKIP&AES values. AES: It specifies the Advanced Encryption Standard. − TKIP: It specifies the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol. If TKIP is − used, the maximum wireless throughput of the AP is limited to 54 Mbps.

  • Page 49: Examples

    Wireless Access Point User Guide Parameter Description RADIUS Server It specifies the IP address of the RADIUS server for client authentication. It specifies the port number of the RADIUS server for client RADIUS Port authentication. RADIUS Password It specifies the shared password of the RADIUS server. It specifies the encryption algorithm corresponding to the selected security mode.
  • Page 50 Wireless Access Point User Guide Internet Router PoE switch SSID (WiFi name): Free Procedures: Choose Wireless Settings > SSID Settings. If you want to set SSID of 5 GHz WiFi network, click 5 GHz SSID Settings. And 2.4 GHz SSID Settings is used for instructions in this example.
  • Page 51 Wireless Access Point User Guide ---End Verification Wireless devices can connect to the WiFi network named Free without a password. Setting up a WiFi network encrypted by WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK Networking requirement WiFi network in a hotel with a certain level of security must be configured through a simply procedure.
  • Page 52 Wireless Access Point User Guide Procedures: Choose Wireless Settings > SSID Settings. If you want to set SSID of 5 GHz WiFi network, click 5 GHz SSID Settings. And 2.4 GHz SSID Settings is used for instructions in this example. SSID: Select a SSID from the SSID drop-down list box, which is IP-COM_888889 in this example.
  • Page 53 Wireless Access Point User Guide Setting up a WiFi network encrypted by WPA or WPA2 Networking requirement In this case a highly secure WiFi network is required and a RADIUS server is available. To fulfill the requirement, WPA or WPA2 mode is recommended. See the following figure. Internet Router switch...
  • Page 54 Wireless Access Point User Guide Configure the RADIUS server. Note Windows 2003 is used as an example to describe how to configure the RADIUS server.
  • Page 55 Wireless Access Point User Guide Configure a RADIUS client. In the Computer Management dialog box, double-click Internet Authentication Service, right-click RADIUS Clients, and choose New RADIUS Client. Enter a RADIUS client name (which can be the name of the AP) and the IP address of the AP, and click Next.
  • Page 56 Wireless Access Point User Guide Enter 12345678 in the Shared secret and Confirm shared secret text boxes, and click Finish. Shared secret should be the same as that specified by RADIUS Password on the AP. Configure a remote access policy. Right-click Remote Access Policies and choose New Remote Access Policy.
  • Page 57 Wireless Access Point User Guide In the New Remote Access Policy Wizard dialog box that appears, click Next. Enter a policy name and click Next.
  • Page 58 Wireless Access Point User Guide Select Ethernet and click Next. Select Group and click Add.
  • Page 59 Wireless Access Point User Guide Enter 802.1x in the Enter the object names to select text box, click Check Names, and click OK. Select Protected EAP (PEAP) and click Next.
  • Page 60 Wireless Access Point User Guide Click Finish. The remote access policy is created. Right-click root and choose Properties. Select Grant remote access permission, select NAS-Port-Type matches "Ethernet" AND, and click Edit.
  • Page 61 Wireless Access Point User Guide Select Wireless – Other, click Add, and click OK. Click Edit Dial-in Profile, click the Authentication tab, configure settings as shown in the following figure, and click OK. When a message appears, click No. Configure user information. Create a user and add the user to group 802.1x.
  • Page 62 Wireless Access Point User Guide Configure your wireless device. T ip Windows 7 is taken as an example to describe the procedure. Choose Start > Control Panel, click Network and Internet, click Network and Sharing Center, and click Manage wireless networks.
  • Page 63 Wireless Access Point User Guide Click Add. Click Manually create a network profile.
  • Page 64 Wireless Access Point User Guide Enter WiFi network information, select Connect even if the network is not broadcasting, and click Next. Same as the security mode of the SSID of the Click Change connection settings.
  • Page 65 Wireless Access Point User Guide Click the Security tab, select Microsoft: Protected EAP (PEAP), and click Settings.
  • Page 66 Wireless Access Point User Guide Deselect Validate server certificate and click Configure. Deselect Automatically use my Windows logon name and password (and domain if any) and click OK.
  • Page 67 Wireless Access Point User Guide Click Advanced settings. Select User or computer authentication and click OK.
  • Page 68 Wireless Access Point User Guide Click Close. Click the network icon in the lower-right corner of the desktop and choose the WiFi network of the AP, which is hot_spot in this example. In the Windows Security dialog box that appears, enter the user name and password set on the RADIUS server and click OK.
  • Page 69 Wireless Access Point User Guide Verification Wireless devices can connect to the WiFi network named hot_spot.

  • Page 70: Radio Settings

    Wireless Access Point User Guide Radio settings 7.2.1 Overview This module is used to set radio parameters of the AP, such as country/region and network mode. It also enables you to turn on/off the Isolate SSID function. The following describes the Isolate SSID function briefly.
  • Page 71 Wireless Access Point User Guide ---End Parameter description Parameter Description Enable Wireless It specifies whether to enable the radio function of the AP. It specifies the country or region where the AP is used. This parameter Country/Region helps comply with channel regulations of the country or region. It specifies the WiFi network mode of the AP, which includes 11b, 11g, 11b/g, and 11b/g/n.
  • Page 72 Wireless Access Point User Guide Parameter Description It specifies the operating channel of the AP. This parameter can be set if Lock Channel is not selected. If you select Auto from the drop-down-list Channel box, the AP adjusts its operating channel automatically according to the ambient environment.
  • Page 73 Wireless Access Point User Guide Parameter Description It specifies whether to isolate the wireless devices connected to the AP with different SSIDs. Disable: It specifies the Isolate SSID function is disabled, so that the − wireless devices connected to the AP with different SSIDs can Isolate SSID communicate with each other.

  • Page 74: Radio Optimization

    Wireless Access Point User Guide Radio optimization Overview 7.3.1 WiFi scenarios WiFi scenarios are mainly divided into two types: ordinary ones and high-density ones. Ordinary WiFi scenarios  They include WiFi network in places of wide WiFi coverage, such as offices, schools warehouses and hospitals.

  • Page 75: Changing The Radio Optimization Settings

    Wireless Access Point User Guide Air Interface Scheduling  FIFO (First in first out) is used in traditional packet scheduling. In WiFi environment of mixed rates, high-speed users have stronger transmission capability, higher spectrum efficiency, but less air interface time, while low-speed users have weaker transmission capability, lower spectrum efficiency, but more air interface time, which reduces AP's throughput rate and working efficiency.
  • Page 76 Wireless Access Point User Guide Parameter description Parameter Description It specifies the interval for transmitting the Beacon frame. The Beacon frame is transmitted at the specified interval to announce the Beacon presence of a wireless network. Generally, a smaller interval enables Interval wireless devices to connect to the AP more quickly, while a larger interval ensures higher data transmission speed for the AP.
  • Page 77 Wireless Access Point User Guide Parameter Description WiFi network first. Otherwise, devices connects to 2.4GHz or 5 GHz WiFi network randomly. This parameter only appears on the 5 GHz Radio Optimization page. When Prioritize 5 GHz function is enabled, if the 5 GHz WiFi signal strength 5 GHz AP receives from end user is higher than the 5 GHz threshold value, end Threshold...

  • Page 78: Frequency Analysis

    Wireless Access Point User Guide Frequency analysis 7.4.1 Overview This module consists of two functions: frequency analysis and rouge AP detection. Frequency analysis  This function enables you to check number of signals in every channel and the channel usage. You can select a channel with a low usage for your AP to improve wireless data transmission.

  • Page 79: Detecting Rogue Aps

    Wireless Access Point User Guide 7.4.3 Detecting rogue APs To access the configuration page, click Wireless Settings ˃ Frequency Analysis. Click 2.4GHz Rogue AP Detection or 5GHz Rogue AP Detection based on your need. Rogue AP: Click Scan. ---End Wait a minute. Then the scanning result appears. See the following figure:...

  • Page 80: Wmm Settings

    Wireless Access Point User Guide WMM settings 7.5.1 Overview 802.11 networks offer wireless access services based on the Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance (CSMA/CA) channel competition mechanism, which allows all wireless devices to fairly compete for channels. All the services implemented over WiFi networks share the same channel competition parameters.

  • Page 81: Changing The Wmm Settings

    Wireless Access Point User Guide value 0 indicates that a device can send only one packet through a channel after winning contention for the channel. ACK Policies  WMM specifies the Normal ACK and No ACK policies. According to the No ACK policy, no ACK packet is used during wireless packet −...
  • Page 82 Wireless Access Point User Guide ---End Parameter description Parameter Description Enable: It is used to enable the WMM function. − WMM Settings Disable: It is used to disable the WMM function. − It specifies the WMM optimization modes supported by the AP: Optimized for scenario with 1 - 10 users: If 10 or less devices are −...

  • Page 83: Access Control

    Wireless Access Point User Guide Access control 7.6.1 Overview It specifies that you can allow/disallow wireless devices with specified MAC addresses to access the AP’s WiFi networks. The AP supports the following MAC address filter modes: Disable: It indicates that the access control function is disabled. −...

  • Page 84: Example

    Wireless Access Point User Guide Parameter description Parameter Description It specifies the SSID on which the MAC address access control is SSID implemented. It specifies the mode to disallow/allow device with specific MAC addresses to access the selected SSID, or allow all devices to access the selected SSID.
  • Page 85 Wireless Access Point User Guide ---End The following figure shows the result after the configuration: Verification Only the three wireless devices on the access control list can connect to the Hotel WiFi WiFi network.

  • Page 86: Advanced Settings

    Wireless Access Point User Guide Advanced settings 7.7.1 Overview This module enables you to make AP’s WiFi network and wireless transmission more efficiently through enabling identifying client type and filtering broadcast packet. By default, these two functions are disabled. 7.7.2 Changing the advanced settings Note You are recommended to configure the broadcast packet filter function only under the...
  • Page 87 Wireless Access Point User Guide Parameter description Parameter Description It specifies whether to recognize and display operating systems of the devices connected to AP’s WiFi networks. Disable: Click the circle beside it to disable the identifying client − Identify Client type function.

  • Page 88: Qvlan Settings

    Wireless Access Point User Guide QVLAN settings 7.8.1 Overview This AP supports the IEEE 802.1q VLAN function and can work with switches supporting that function to establish multiple VLANs. Devices connecting to VLANs with different VLAN IDs cannot communicate with each other. By default, the AP’s QVLAN function is disabled. 7.8.2 Configuring the QVLAN settings Choose Wireless Settings >...

  • Page 89: Example

    Wireless Access Point User Guide Parameter Description 2.4 GHz SSID It specifies the currently enabled SSID(s) over the 2.4 GHz band of the AP. 5 GHz SSID It specifies the currently enabled SSID(s) over the 5 GHz band of the AP. It specifies the VLAN IDs corresponding to SSIDs.
  • Page 90 Wireless Access Point User Guide administrators is VIP. The SSIDs are enabled and configured successfully on the AP. Network topology Internet Router switch Internal server Guest SSID: Staff SSID: internet (VLAN2) oa (VLAN3) Administrator SSID: VIP (VLAN4) Procedures: Configure the AP. Log in to the web UI of the AP and choose Wireless >...
  • Page 91 Wireless Access Point User Guide Wait for the automatic reboot of the AP. Configure the switch. Create IEEE 802.1Q VLANs described in the following table on the switch. Port Connected Accessible VLAN ID Port Type PVID 1, 2, 3, 4 Trunk Internal server 3, 4...

  • Page 92: Snmp

    Wireless Access Point User Guide SNMP Overview The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is the most widely used network management protocol in TCP/IP networks. SNMP enables you to remotely manage all your network devices compliant with this protocol, such as monitoring the network status, changing network device settings, and receiving network event alarms.

  • Page 93: Snmp Protocol Version

    Wireless Access Point User Guide Set: An SNMP manager performs this operation to set values of one or more objects − in the MIB of the SNMP agent of the AP. 8.1.3 SNMP protocol version The AP is compatible with SNMP V1 and SNMP V2C and adopts the community authentication mechanism.

  • Page 94: Configuring The Snmp Function

    Wireless Access Point User Guide Configuring the SNMP function Click SNMP and set SNMP Agent to Enable. Set related SNMP parameters. Click Save. ---End Parameter description Parameter Description It specifies whether to enable the SNMP agent function of the AP. By default, it is disabled.
  • Page 95 Wireless Access Point User Guide Parameter Description It specifies the read/write password shared between SNMP managers and the SNMP agent. The default password is private. Read/Write Community The SNMP agent function of the AP allows an SNMP manager to use the password to read/write variables in the MIB of the AP.

  • Page 96: Example

    Wireless Access Point User Guide Example Networking requirement The AP connects to an NMS over an LAN network. This IP address of the AP is − 192.168.0.254/24 and the IP address of the NMS is 192.168.0.212/24. The NMS uses SNMP V1 or SNMP V2C to monitor and manage the AP. −...
  • Page 97 Wireless Access Point User Guide On an NMS that uses SNMP V1 or SNMP V2C, set the read community to Tom and read/write community to Tom123. For details about how to configure the NMS, refer to the user guide of the NMS. ---End Verification After the configuration, the NMS can connect to the SNMP agent of the AP and can query...

  • Page 98: Deployment

    Deployment Overview If a large number of APs are deployed, you are recommended to adopt an IP-COM AP controller to manage the APs in a centralized manner, such as AC1000/2000/3000. The AP supports two deployment modes: local deployment and cloud deployment. By default, the AP is in local deployment mode.
  • Page 99 Wireless Access Point User Guide Cloud deployment  If you need to deploy many APs distributed across a large area, you are recommended to select the cloud deployment mode, which uses an AC (in Cloud AC mode) over the internet to manage the APs in a centralized manner.

  • Page 100: Configuring The Deployment Mode

    Wireless Access Point User Guide Configuring the deployment mode 9.2.1 Configuring the local deployment mode Click Deployment, and select Local. Click Save. ---End 9.2.2 Configuring the cloud deployment mode Click Deployment, and select Cloud. Set related parameters, including device name, cloud AC address, cloud AC manage port and cloud AC upgrade port.
  • Page 101 Wireless Access Point User Guide Parameter description Parameter Description It specifies the deployment mode of the AP. The default option is Local. Local: It indicates that the AP can be managed only through the AC − connected to the same local network. Deployment Cloud: In this mode, the AP can be managed only by a cloud AC or a −...

  • Page 102: Tools

    AP during an upgrade. Procedures: Download the latest firmware version for the AP from http://www.ip-com.com.cn to your local computer. Log in to the web UI of the AP and click Tools > Firmware Upgrade.
  • Page 103 Wireless Access Point User Guide Note After the firmware is upgraded, you are recommended to restore the factory settings of the AP and configure the AP again, so as to ensure stability of the AP and proper operation of new functions.

  • Page 104: Date & Time

    Wireless Access Point User Guide 10.2 Date & time This module enables you to set the system time and login timeout interval of your AP. 10.2.1 System time Ensure that the system time of the AP is correct, so that logs can be recorded correctly and the reboot schedule can be executed correctly.
  • Page 105 Wireless Access Point User Guide Configuring AP to synchronizing with internet time The AP automatically synchronizes its system time with a time server of the internet, which enables the AP to correct its system time automatically after being connected to the internet.

  • Page 106: Login Timeout Interval

    Wireless Access Point User Guide Note If you decide to synchronize the system time of the AP with the system time of the computer used to manage the AP, make sure the computer’s system time is correct. ---End 10.2.2 Login timeout interval If you log in to the web UI of the AP and perform no operation within the login timeout interval, the AP logs you out automatically.

  • Page 107: Logs

    Wireless Access Point User Guide 10.3 Logs This module enables you to view logs and configure log settings. 10.3.1 Logs Logs record various events that occur to the AP and the operations that users perform on the AP after the AP starts. In case of system faults, refer to the logs during troubleshooting. To access the page, click Tools >...

  • Page 108: Configuring Log Settings

    Wireless Access Point User Guide 10.3.2 Configuring log settings To access the page, click Tools > Logs > Log Settings. On this page, you can set the number of displayed logs and configure the log server function. Setting the number of displayed logs By default, the AP can display a maximum of 150 logs.
  • Page 109 Wireless Access Point User Guide Note To ensure that system logs can be sent to a log server, choose Network Settings > LAN Setup and set the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway of the AP to communicate with the log server.
  • Page 110 Wireless Access Point User Guide ---End The following figure shows the configuration: Changing log server settings To access the page, click Tools > Logs > Log Settings. Click Edit corresponding to the log server settings to be changed. Change the parameter settings as required. Click Save.

  • Page 111: Configuration

    Wireless Access Point User Guide 10.4 Configuration This module enables you to back up the current configuration of the AP, restore a previous configuration of the AP, and restore the AP to factory settings. 10.4.1 Backup and restoring configurations The backup function enables you to back up the current configuration of the AP to a local computer.

  • Page 112: Resetting The Ap

    Wireless Access Point User Guide A configuration file called as APCfm.cfg will be downloaded. Restoring previous configuration Click Tools > Configuration > Backup & Restore. Click Choose File and select the configuration file to be restored. Click Restore. Click OK. ---End A progress bar will appear after you click OK.
  • Page 113 Wireless Access Point User Guide To prevent damages, ensure that the AP is connected to power supply properly when the AP is reset. Resetting the AP through web UI Click Tools > Configuration and click the Reset tab. Click the Reset button. ---End Resetting the AP using hardware This method enables you to reset the AP without logging in to its web UI.

  • Page 114: Account

    Wireless Access Point User Guide 10.5 Account This page enables you to change the AP’s login account information such as user name and password to prevent unauthorized login. To access the configuration page, click Tools > Account. Parameter description Parameter Description It specifies the account used to log in to the AP’s web UI.

  • Page 115: Diagnostics Tool

    Wireless Access Point User Guide 10.6 Diagnostics tool If the network connection fails, you can use the diagnostics tool included in the AP to locate the faulty node. 10.6.1 Locating the faulty node The link www.google.com is used as an example. Click Tools >...

  • Page 116: Reboot Device

    Wireless Access Point User Guide 10.7 Reboot device This module enables you to manually reboot the AP or configure the AP to reboot automatically. Note When the AP reboots, all connections are released. You are recommended to reboot the AP in spare time.
  • Page 117 Wireless Access Point User Guide Reboot Mode: Select At Intervals. Interval: Set your required value, such as 1440 in this example. Click Save. ---End Configuring the AP to reboot at specified time Click Tools > Reboot Device and click the Reboot Schedule tab. Tick the Enable Reboot Schedule box.

  • Page 118: Led Control

    Wireless Access Point User Guide 10.8 LED control This function enables you to turn on/off the LED indicator of the AP. By default, the LED indicator is turned on. Turning off the LED indicator: Click Tools > LED Control. Click Disable All LEDs. ---End Turning on the LED indicator: Click Tools >...

  • Page 119: Uplink Check

    Wireless Access Point User Guide 10.9 Uplink check 10.9.1 Overview In AP mode, the AP connects to its upstream network using the LAN port. If a critical node between the LAN port and the upstream network fails, the AP as well as the wireless devices connected to the AP cannot access the upstream network.
  • Page 120 Wireless Access Point User Guide ---End Note Host 1 to Ping is not bound with Host 2 to Ping, which indicates that you can enter IP address either in Host 1 to Ping or Host 2 to Ping, or enter IP addresses for both of these two parameters.

  • Page 121: Appendix

    Wireless Access Point User Guide Appendix A.1 Configuring a static IP address for your computer (Example: Win7) Procedures: Right-click in the lower-right corner of the desktop and choose Open Network and Sharing Center. Click Local Area Connection.
  • Page 122 Wireless Access Point User Guide Click Properties. Double-click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4).
  • Page 123 Wireless Access Point User Guide Select Use the following IP address and Use the following DNS server address. IP address, Subnet mask: Set a static IP address, subnet mask for your computer, which is 192.168.0.10 and 255.255.255.0 in this example, and click OK. Verification Configuration succeeds.
  • Page 124 Wireless Access Point User Guide Click Details.
  • Page 125 Wireless Access Point User Guide Check whether your configuration is successful on the Network Connection Details page. Parameters in IPv4 Address, IPv4 Subnet Mask represent the IP address, subnet mask of your computer.
  • Page 126 Ensure that all your Ethernet cables are properly connected. − If there is no AC or IP-COM router in the network, ensure that the IP address of your − computer has been set to 192.168.0.x (x: 2 to 253), and the IP address is not used by any other devices in the same network.
  • Page 127 Wireless Access Point User Guide A.3 Default parameter values The following table lists the default parameter values of the AP. Parameter Default Value Management IP address 192.168.0.254 User name: admin Account Administrator Login Password: admin User name: user Account User Password: user Quick Setup Working Mode...
  • Page 128 Wireless Access Point User Guide Parameter Default Value The AP allows 4 SSIDs over the 5 GHz band. SSID is IP-COM_XXXXXX, and “XXXXXX” ranges from the sum of last 6 digits of the AP’s LAN MAC address and 8 5 GHz to the sum of the 6 digits and 11.
  • Page 129 Wireless Access Point User Guide Parameter Default Value DTIM Interval Minimum RSSI Threshold -90 dBm Prioritize 5 GHz Disable 5 GHz Threshold -80 dBm Interference Mitigation APSD Disable MU-MIMO Disable (For 5GHz) Client Timeout Interval 5 minutes 2.4GHz 1, 2, 5.5, 11 Mandatory Rate 5GHz...
  • Page 130 Wireless Access Point User Guide Parameter Default Value Deployment Local Deployment Synchronize with Internet Time is enabled. System Time Date & Synchronization Interval: 30 minutes Time Login Timeout 5 minutes Interval Tools Type of Logs to Display Log Server Settings None Reboot Schedule Disable...

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